Anyone tasked with ordering ‘Playa Blanca’ or ‘Quicksand’ during the height of wedding season knows some roses can be as hard to come by as Taylor Swift concert tickets. In the May/June issu... Read more
SAF’s Advocacy Priorities: Renewing GSP
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. What issues are most likely to impact you and your business... Read more
Some of the roses being delivered for Valentine’s Day (and year-round) come with a sweet story — a story of sustainability that starts with the soil and extends all the way to the hands that... Read more
Fare thee well, Santa and Baby New Year; welcome, Cupid! Is your Valentine menu ready? In a recent issue of Floral Management, a few members of the Society of American Florists’ Professional... Read more
Given the high demand of ‘Toffee’, a caramel-colored rose perfect for so many brides’ dusty-neutral palettes, many florists may wait weeks to get their hands on this coveted product. But get... Read more
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. What issues are most likely to impact you and your business... Read more
A recent Reuters’ news story about an Ecuadorian rose farm taking up cannabis production had some in the floral industry wondering: Will flower producers in Ecuador go the way of some Califo... Read more
Congress is one step closer to reinstating duty-free access for Ecuadorian roses. Last week the U.S. Senate passed S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, which reauthorize... Read more
Ten days of protests sparked by a controversial proposal for tax reform began by causing minor delays in flower shipments from some farms in Colombia but, as reported in last week’s SAF Now,... Read more
Protests sparked by a controversial proposal for tax reform last week in Colombia caused minor delays in flower shipments from some farms but did not seriously disrupt the flow of cut flower... Read more